# Politics of Hengyang

The Politics of Hengyang in Hunan province in the People's Republic of China is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland China.
The Mayor of Hengyang is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Hengyang or Hengyang Municipal Government. However, in the city's dual party-government governing system, the Mayor has less power than the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Hengyang, colloquially termed the "CCP Party Chief of Hengyang" or "Communist Party Secretary of Hengyang".
Because of one party dictatorship and no political enemies, Hengyang has become a serious area of corruption. One mayor and three CCP Committee Secretaries has been placed under investigation by the Chinese Communist Party's internal control body, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI).

## History

On December 8, 2013, Chen Anzhong was dismissed, arrested and investigated for corruption by the CCDI. He is the first prefecture-level official in Hengyang sacked for graft since Xi Jinping's continues an anti-graft dragnet at all levels of government, military and ruling Communist Party.
On December 18, 2013, Tong Mingqian was placed under investigation by the CCDI for "serious violations of laws and regulations".
In April 2016, Li Yilong was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws." by the CCDI.
On November 8, 2016, Zhang Wenxiong was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline", the CCDI said in a statement on its website, without elaborating.

## List of mayors of Hengyang

| No. | English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
| 1 | Yang Minzhi | 杨敏之 | October 1980 | March 1985 | |
| 2 | Zhai Shouzheng | 翟守政 | March 1985 | January 1988 | |
| 3 | Su Jianmin | 苏建民 | January 1988 | October 1991 | |
| 4 | He Wenbing | 何文彬 | October 1991 | July 1993 | |
| 5 | He Tongxin | 贺同新 | August 1993 | November 1996 | |
| 6 | Chen Anzhong | 陈安众 | November 1996 | September 1999 | |
| 7 | Xu Minghua | 徐明华 | September 1999 | September 2001 | |
| 8 | He Renyu | 贺仁雨 | September 2001 | December 2005 | |
| 9 | Peng Chonggu | 彭崇谷 | December 2005 | June 2008 | |
| 10 | Zhang Ziyin | 张自银 | June 2008 | January 2009 | Acting |
| 11 | Zhang Ziyin | 张自银 | January 2009 | March 2013 | |
| 12 | Zhou Haibing | 周海兵 | March 2013 | May 2013 | Acting |
| 13 | Zhou Haibing | 周海兵 | May 2013 | June 2017 | |
| 14 | Zheng Jianxin | 郑建新 | July 2017 | April 2018 | |
| 15 | Deng Qunce | 邓群策 | April 2018 | February 2020 | |
| 16 | Zhu Jian | 朱健 | 10 February 2020 | | |

## List of CCP Party secretaries of Hengyang

| No. | English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office |
| 1 | Liao Renke | 廖仁柯 | May 1983 | March 1985 |
| 2 | Yang Minzhi | 杨敏之 | March 1985 | February 1988 |
| 3 | Zhai Shouzheng | 翟守政 | February 1988 | August 1991 |
| 4 | Su Jianmin | 苏建民 | August 1991 | July 1993 |
| 5 | Yan Yongsheng | 颜永盛 | July 1993 | March 1999 |
| 6 | Mei Kebao | 梅克保 | March 1999 | August 2001 |
| 7 | Xu Minghua | 徐明华 | August 2001 | March 2008 |
| 8 | Zhang Wenxiong | 张文雄 | March 2008 | March 2013 |
| 9 | Tong Mingqian | 童名谦 | February 2012 | April 2013 |
| 10 | Li Yilong | 李亿龙 | March 2013 | March 2016 |
| 11 | Zhou Nong | 周农 | April 2016 | January 2018 |
| 12 | Zheng Jianxin | 郑建新 | January 2018 | February 2020 |
| 13 | Deng Qunce | 邓群策 | 10 February 2020 | |